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Events from the year 1940 in Italy.
Incumbents
Events
- 18 March – In a meeting with Adolf Hitler at the Brenner Pass, Benito Mussolini undertakes to bring Italy into World War II.
Literature and culture
Main article: 1940 in literature- 16 March – Bernardo Bertolucci, Italian writer and film director
- 31 July – Fleur Jaeggy, Swiss-Italian fiction writer
Cinema
See also: List of Italian films of 1940Births
- 3 January – Leo de Berardinis, Italian stage actor, theatre director (d. 2008)
- 19 January – Paolo Borsellino, judge and magistrate (d. 1992)
- 17 April – Ira von Fürstenberg, socialite and actress (d. 2024)
- 26 April – Giorgio Moroder, composer
- 24 June
- Augusto Fantozzi, lawyer, tax expert, academic, businessman and politician (d. 2019)
- Vittorio Storaro, cinematographer
- 16 October – Ivan Della Mea, singer-songwriter (d. 2009)
- 24 October – Giacomo Bulgarelli, Italian association football player (d. 2009)
- 2 November – Gigi Proietti, actor, singer, and comedian (d. 2020)
- 26 November – Gianni De Michelis, politician (d. 2019)
- 5 December – Paolo Pillitteri, politician (d. 2024)
- 18 December – Ilario Castagner, football player and manager (d. 2023)
Deaths
Main article: Deaths in 1940 Further information: Category:1940 deaths- 28 April – Luisa Tetrazzini, Italian opera singer (b. 1871)
- 28 June – Italo Balbo, Italian Fascist leader (b. 1896)
- 10 July – Pietro Frugoni, Italian general (b. 1851)
See also
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References
- Burgwyn, H (1997). Italian foreign policy in the interwar period, 1918-1940. Westport, Conn: Praeger. p. 211. ISBN 9780275948771.
- (in Italian) Leo de Berardinis on the Italian Encyclopedia Treccani
- "Obituary: Paolo Borsellino". Independent.co.uk. 20 July 1992. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01.
- Princess Ira Von Fürstenberg, icon of Marbella's jet set, dies at 83
- "Augusto Fantozzi, morto a Roma il tributarista che fu ministro e commissario di Alitalia". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). 13 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- Gigi Proietti (13 November 2013). Tutto sommato: Qualcosa mi ricordo. Rizzoli. ISBN 978-8858662687.
- "Biographies" (PDF). The World Politics Forum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- Milan: Former Mayor Paolo Pillitteri Dies at 84